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7:35 AM ET, December 10, 2024

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New York Times:
Sealed doc: Rupert Murdoch failed in an attempt to change his family trust to consolidate Lachlan's control of his empire and lock in Fox News' right-wing bent  —  A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan …
OpenAI:
OpenAI launches Sora in select countries; ChatGPT Pro offers up to 500 videos per month at up to 1080p, and ChatGPT Plus offers up to 50 videos at up to 720p  —  We're moving our video generation model out of research preview.  —  Learn more System Card  —  Our video generation model …
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A review of OpenAI's Sora video generator: excels at landscapes, people, and stylistic content, but often fails with basic physics like object permanence
Josh Parry / BBC:
Interviews with 30+ current and former PinkNews employees detail multiple incidents of alleged sexual misconduct by founders Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James  —  The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, have been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: The Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray blocked a story on the departure of Matea Gold, a contender to be WaPo's new executive editor  —  As the Washington Post newsroom awaits the appointment of a new top editor, its acting news chief intervened to block an article …
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The New York Times Company:
Matea Gold, who has been a managing editor of The Washington Post for the past 15 months, joins The New York Times as Washington editor
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Vivendi's shareholders approve a plan to spin off Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette; Canal+ will list in London, Havas in Amsterdam, and Louis Hachette in Paris  —  Vivendi, the Paris-headquartered media conglomerate, is about to enter a new era with its flagship pay TV banner Canal+ Group set for a bow at the London Stock Exchange.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Netflix scores the most Golden Globe nominations of any media company in 2024, with 13 nominations for film and 23 for TV  —  Netflix scored the most Golden Globe nominations of any media company on Monday, leading on the film front with 13 nods and the TV side, too, with 23.
Max Tani / Semafor:
The incoming GOP-led Congress and White House, with help from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE, could redouble efforts to defund NPR and other public media  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last week, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced the subtly named “No Propaganda Act.”
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
In a staff meeting, LA Times executive editor Terry Tang said Scott Jennings is “not joining staff of LA Times. He's not joining the editorial board”  —  In a meeting with LA Times staff today, executive editor Terry Tang appeared to push back on Scott Jennings' claim that he's joining the paper's ed board at the invitation of owner Patrick Soon-Shiong: “He's not joining staff of LATimes. He's not joining the editorial board.”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
In mockups on GitHub, Bluesky teases Bluesky+, a $72-per-year or $8-per-month subscription offering profile customizations, higher video upload limits, and more  —  Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is working on subscriptions.  The company first announced plans to develop …
Bloomberg:
Omnicom Group agrees to buy Interpublic Group in a deal that will create the largest ad company in the world, with a combined $25B+ in annual revenue  —  Under the terms of the agreement announced Monday, Interpublic shareholders will receive 0.344 Omnicom shares for each share of Interpublic common stock they own.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast and WBD announce a multiyear distribution pact, including letting Comcast bundle Max in the US; Sky will launch the Max app in the UK in April 2025  —  Sky gets U.K. rights to HBO's forthcoming Harry Potter series, will distribute Max in the country
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Taylor Swift Touring says the Eras Tour made $2B in ticket sales, double the gross of any other concert tour in history, with an average seat price of ~$204  —  Over 21 months, the pop superstar's culture-dominating stage show doubled the gross of its closest competitor, according to ticket sales figures confirmed for the first time.
 
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In a letter to subscribers, Wired UK says it is dropping from a bimonthly to a quarterly print schedule, as it unites its global newsroom into a single team
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The Guardian publishes a letter by 125 Guardian and Observer staff contradicting Scott Trust claims of “extensive consultations” with staff over Observer sale
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ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has fared well in an embattled sector, turning around the UK's biggest commercial public broadcaster despite a stubbornly low share price
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Brendan Carr, Donald Trump's pick to chair the FCC, vowed to back local TV stations even if it conflicts “with the interests of national broadcast networks”
 

 
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